UFC 58

Infobox MMA event
name = UFC 58: USA vs Canada


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = March 4, 2006
venue = Mandalay Bay Events Center
city = Las Vegas, Nevada
attendance = 9,569 (8,183 paid) [http://boxing.nv.gov/MMAgates.htm]
gate = $1,758,450
buyrate = 290,000-300,000 [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/07/mixed-martial-arts-ufcs-pay-per-view.html]
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"UFC 58: USA vs Canada" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 4, 2006. It was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, and broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States.

History

In keeping with the theme of the card, each fight featured an American fighter against a Canadian fighter.

Five of the seven Canadian fighters featured, Icho Larenas, Sam Stout, Mark Hominick, Georges St. Pierre, and David Loiseau, were at the time champions in the Canadian TKO Major League MMA promotion.

The show drew a live gate of $1,758,450. [ [http://boxing.nv.gov/MMAgates.htm] ] The disclosed fighter payroll for "UFC 58" was $207,000. [ [http://news.adcombat.com/article.html?id=10795] ]

The final scorecard for "USA VS Canada" was: USA 5, CAN 3.

Results

Preliminary card

*Heavyweight bout: flagicon|CAN Icho Larenas vs. flagicon|USA Tom Murphy:Murphy wins by TKO in the third round at 1:59. Larenas was a late substitute for Christophe Midoux. This was a preliminary fight that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast.

*Light heavyweight bout: flagicon|CAN Rob MacDonald vs. flagicon|USA Jason Lambert:Lambert wins by submission with a kimura in the first round at 1:54 . This was a preliminary fight that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast.

*Lightweight bout: flagicon|CAN Sam Stout vs. flagicon|USA Spencer Fisher:Stout wins by split decision. Fisher was a late replacement for Kenny Florian, who got injured during training for this fight. This was the UFC's first lightweight match since the division was suspended in 2004. This was a preliminary fight that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast.

Main card

*Lightweight bout: flagicon|CAN Mark Hominick vs. flagicon|BAH Yves Edwards:Hominick wins by submission with a triangle armbar in the second round at 1:52.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|CAN Joe Doerksen vs. flagicon|USA Nathan Marquardt:Marquardt wins by unanimous decision.

*Welterweight bout: flagicon|CAN Georges St.-Pierre vs. flagicon|USA B.J. Penn:St.-Pierre wins by split decision. The judges scored the bout 29-28, 28-29, and 29-28.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|CAN Steve Vigneault vs. flagicon|USA Mike Swick:Swick wins by submission with a guillotine choke in the first round at 2:09.

*Middleweight championship bout: Champion flagicon|USA Rich Franklin vs. flagicon|CAN David Loiseau:Franklin wins by unanimous decision and retains the UFC middleweight title. The judges scored the bout 50-42, 50-42, and 50-43.

Fighter Payouts

Georges St.-Pierre: $48,000

Rich Franklin: $32,000

Nathan Marquardt: $30,000

BJ Penn: $25,000

Tom Murphy: $10,000

Mike Swick: $10,000

David Loiseau: $9,000

Spencer Fisher: $8,000

Yves Edwards: $8,000

Rob Macdonald: $5,000

Joe Doerksen: $5,000

Jason Lambert: $4,000

Mark Hominick: $4,000

Sam Stout: $4,000

Icho Larenas: $3,000

Steve Vigneault: $2,000

Total Fighter Payouts: $207,000

References

ources

* [http://boxing.nv.gov/2006Results/03-04-06%20MMA.pdf Mixed martial arts show results, Mandalay Bay, 03-04-06 (PDF)] , Nevada State Athletic Commission, retrieved March 20, 2006
* [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=2323 "Franklin Dominates Loiseau; 'Rush' Beats Penn at UFC 58"] by Thomas Gerbasi, "UFC.tv", March 5, 2006, retrieved March 5, 2006
* [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=2359&zoneid=3 UFC PPV Buys Explode in 2006]
* [http://news.adcombat.com/article.html?id=10795 UFC Fighter Salaries for 2006] (includes fighter salaries for UFC 58)